Prakash Padukone - Factfile

Major tournaments (Incomplete)

Indian National Championships - Winner 1971-1979
Asian Games (Teheran, 1974) : Bronze medallist
Commonwealth Games (Christchurch, New Zealand, 1974) : Quarterfinalist
World Invitation Cup (Kuala Lumpur, 1975) : Quarterfinalist
Asian Badminton Confederation Championships (Hyderabad, 1976): Semifinalist
Commonwealth Games (Edmonton, Canada, 1978) : Gold medallist
Danish Open (1980) : Winner
Swedish Open (1980) : Winner
All-England Championships (1980) : Winner
World Championships (1980) : Quarterfinalist
All-England Championships (1981) : Runner-up
Indian Masters (Pune, 1981) : Winner

A Mini-Grand-Slam of Badminton : March 1980

In March 1980, Padukone completed a mini grand-slam of badminton tournaments by winning the Danish Open, the Swedish Open, and the All-England championships.

Scores:
Danish Open : (Finals) beat Morten Frost
Swedish Open : (Finals) beat Fleming Delfs
All-England Championships :
(1st round) beat Brian Wallwork
(2nd round) beat Abu Baker
(3rd round) beat Hadiyanto
(QF) beat Svend Pri
(SF) beat Morten Frost
(Final) beat Liem Swie King

However Padukone couldn't cap it off with the World Championship title in May 1980, losing in the quarterfinals to Indonesia's Hadiyanto.